Inside Unmanned Systems

APR-MAY 2018

Inside Unmanned Systems provides actionable business intelligence to decision-makers and influencers operating within the global UAS community. Features include analysis of key technologies, policy/regulatory developments and new product design.

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SPECIAL REPORT NASA TECHNOLOGY
Photo courtesy of NASA.
Y
ou don't have to do it all by yourself. If
your project is stumbling over a techni-
cal hurdle, needs a specialized sensor or
a novel material, there's a good chance someone
else has stared down that same problem and
come up with a solution. A solution they'd be will-
ing to share—for a reasonable fee.
One of the most signif icant providers of un-
manned innovations is NASA—the agency fa-
mous for epic missions w ith equipment that
regularly outperforms expectations well beyond
the reaches of human repair. The private sector
can tap into NASA's extensive catalog of technol-
ogy including inventions developed specifically
for unmanned systems. The agency has patents
Licensing NASA Technology
May be the Answer
Make It Work:
available on ultra-light avionics, certif ied geo-
fencing software, wireless sensors that don't need
batteries and designs for robots that can squeeze
into collapsed buildings. They even have sensors
that could enable entire new applications.
With f lexible licensing options, special pro-
grams for startup firms and a variety of commer-
cial opportunities under its emerging UAS traffic
management system, NASA's technology transfer
opportunities are worth exploring.
AHEAD OF THE STORM
Qamar Shams is the co-inventor of a groundbreaking
sensor—one that can help forewarn cities of natural
disasters and take the infuriating hum out of wind
special
report:
NASA
Space exploration has always required advanced levels of autonomy—plus superb electronics,
sensors, materials, software and engineering. This special edition of Inside Unmanned Systems
features the work of space organizations, most particularly NASA, whose research and innovations
continue to contribute to the future of unmanned systems. by Dee Ann Divis
IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO GET IN THE GAME
THEY NEED TO GET IN THE GAME."
Ronald Johnson, project manager, UAS Traffi c Management
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NASA 3-D LiDAR
technology can help
guide robotic vehicles.